Juande Ramos insists Spurs are not signing Espanyol striker Luis Garcia. The London club had been linked with a £12m move after Espanyol’s sporting director hinted the deal was on. But Ramos said: ‘The business about Luis García has never been anything. It was something that someone put out there and others believed it, but […]

Spurs boss Ramos Diego Capel admits he would consider leaving Sevilla if Tottenham can agree a fee with the Spanish side. Spurs were linked with a failed £12.5million bid for the 20-year-old winger last month, but the door appears to have been left open for another attempt. Capel told Diario de Sevilla: ‘For sure everybody […]

London move: Luis Garcia Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign Espanyol striker Luis Garcia, according to reports from Spain. The 27-year-old frontman is tipped to be unveiled at White Hart Lane next week after Spurs boss Juande Ramos, saw off rival competition from Benfica with an £8million bid. Garcia will now discuss personal terms […]

UEFA have confirmed that Slovakian referee Lubos Michel will take charge of the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea. Michel, who turned 40 last week, was the referee who awarded a highly-controversial goal to Liverpool against Chelsea in the semi-finals of the competition in 2005. Then Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho always insisted the […]

Gary Megson Battling Bolton reached the last 16 of the UEFA Cup after holding Spanish giants Atletico Madrid to a goalless draw. Leading 1-0 from the first leg at the Reebok Stadium, Wanderers got the draw they needed after producing a perfect defensive display. Atletico created most of the goalscoring opportunities, but they could find […]

I’m watching you: Jose keeps a close eye on the action During his time as Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho kept the football world entertained with a string of comments that took in the good, the bad and the downright ugly. Here, we look at some his most famous verbal volleys. ‘If I wanted to have […]

Ryan Babel, Holland Liverpool will tie up the signing of Holland Under-21 and Ajax forward Ryan Babel on Friday – while Yossi Benayoun has signed a four-year contract with the club. Babel, 20, will sign a five-year contract after agreeing personal terms and passing a medical on Merseyside and Ajax have revealed they have agreed […]

Talks: Babel Liverpool are closing in on Yossi Benayoun after agreeing a fee with West Ham for the Israel midfielder. The Anfield club have also been given permission to talk to Ajax winger Ryan Babel. Benayoun rejected a new contract at Upton Park while Dutchman Babel was one of the stars of the recent European […]

Hawk-Eye The Premier League are set to look at the Hawk-Eye technology introduced in tennis and at this year’s Wimbledon. The ball-tracking system will be tested at Reading’s academy with hopes of a “blind trial” next season when it could be tried in matches but not used by the officials. Paul Hawkins, managing director of […]

On the move: Garcia Liverpool appear on the verge of signing Fernando Torres, with Luis Garcia’s agent revealing his client is set to join Atletico Madrid in part-exchange. The Reds are prepared to pay a club record £27million for Torres, but Atletico are desperate to take Spain international Garcia as part of the deal. And […]

Jose Mourinho came to Chelsea after a hugely successful spell at Porto, where he won two league titles, a UEFA Cup and the Champions League in just two seasons. The 44-year-old’s successful run continued when he moved to Stamford Bridge in 2004, where he won the club’s first championship for half a century in his […]

Jose Mourinho Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists revenge is not on the agenda as he prepares to face Liverpool in the semi-final of the Champions League for the second time in three years. Mourinho insists that Luis Garcia’s deciding goal in the second leg at Anfield two years ago did not cross the line, but […]

Mind games: Benitez Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes Chelsea want to win the Champions League more than the other two trophies they are chasing. ‘They will think a lot about trophies right now and have a big squad to cope with problems at this stage of the season,’ Benitez said, ahead of Wednesday’s semi-final clash. […]

Staying put: Benitez Rafael Benitez has confirmed publicly for the first time that he has turned down a massive offer to manager Real Madrid. And sources close to the Liverpool boss insist that the Spanish giants wanted Benitez before they turned their attention to Jose Mourinho. As the Anfield chief prepared his side for tonight’s […]

Rafael Benitez Rafael Benitez believes his Liverpool side will have the upper hand in their Champions League semi-final with Chelsea because the second-leg is at Anfield. That will rekindle memories of the momentous clash between the pair two seasons ago when Liverpool won with a disputed Luis Garcia goal before heading off to Istanbul where […]

Plum draw: Liverpool The mouth-watering prospect of another clash between Liverpool and Chelsea in the Champions League semi-finals is on the cards after today’s draw in Athens. All three English clubs were kept apart in the quarter-final draw as Chelsea will face off against Valencia, Liverpool will take on PSV Eindhoven and Manchester United have […]

Rafael Benitez Rafael Benitez has warned his Liverpool side they cannot make any mistakes in their pursuit of Chelsea and runners-up spot in the Barclays Premiership. The Reds are at struggling West Ham on Tuesday night and a win could take them to within two points of Chelsea, who do not play until a home […]